Huayu: Starting from retirement, sweeping across the domestic entertainment industry

Meanwhile, the atmosphere between the two women left alone by Li Ran did not ease after his departure; instead, it shifted to a different form of confrontation.

Zhou Ye looked at Tian Xiwei, his tone unusually calm, yet revealing a firm resolve: "Tian Xiwei, I've said it before, we won't break up. You should leave Li Ran; it'll be better for everyone."

Tian Xiwei responded with a cold laugh, refusing to back down: "You think you can just leave like that? What gives you the right to make decisions for me? And what gives you the right to make decisions for Li Ran?"

Zhou Ye slightly raised his chin, a clear hint of disdain in his eyes: "So you've decided to be a lowly 'scoundrel' who can't be brought to the table?"

That word is extremely offensive.

Tian Xiwei's eyes suddenly turned cold. She glanced at Zhou Ye from head to toe, but her tone became calm: "It's too early to talk about who the 'little bastard' is and who will slink away in the end."

After she finished speaking, she seemed too lazy to engage in such a pointless verbal argument with Zhou Ye, and turned to leave.

She still has to settle accounts with Wang Anyu, who has repeatedly caused trouble!

Meanwhile, in the corner, Wang Anyu was still whispering to Zhang Ruoyun about Tian Xiwei's various acts of violence.

At the same time, he kindly reminded Li Ran, "Brother Ran, you'd better be careful when you're with Xiao Tian in the future. Her temper..."

Li Ran didn't reply, but his gaze fell on the imposing figure walking towards them not far away, and he gestured towards Wang Anyu with his lip.

Wang Anyu turned his head in confusion, following his gesture.

"Wang Anyu!" Tian Xiwei's angry voice rang out.

"Holy crap!" Wang Anyu was jolted awake. Without thinking, he took off running and instantly darted far away, his back view filled with a desperate desire for life.

"Stop right there!" Tian Xiwei shouted from behind him, but she clearly didn't intend to actually chase after him.

She stopped in her tracks, her chest heaving slightly, clearly still angry. Her gaze shifted and landed on Li Ran.

Li Ran's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong. She was about to explain, "Xiao Tian, ​​what's wrong...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Tian Xiwei had already walked up to him in a few steps, and without warning, she clenched her fist and punched him solidly in the stomach!

"Ugh!" Li Ran groaned. Although Tian Xiwei had reduced her strength, the sudden attack still caught him off guard, causing him to bend over in pain.

Zhang Ruoyun's eyelids twitched uncontrollably as she silently chanted, "They can't see me! It's none of my business!"

Tian Xiwei withdrew her fist, shook her hand, glared at him, and said matter-of-factly, "What's wrong? Don't think I didn't see it; you were the one who winked at him to remind him!"

Ever since she made her stance clear to Li Ran and saw through his greedy yet unwilling-to-let-go nature, Tian Xiwei stopped bothering to maintain her gentle and sweet facade in front of him.

If she's not convinced, she'll fight; if she's angry, she'll vent. That's Tian Daxia's style of doing things.

This punch was not only a small punishment for his accomplice behavior, but also a way for her to vent her frustration at his wavering attitude and to assert her own presence and temper.

Don't think I've agreed to your "greed." You think you can rest easy and have everything go your way? Impossible!

Li Ran rubbed his stomach, watching Tian Xiwei's dashing figure turn and leave. He grimaced in pain, but couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

What kind of mess is this?!

Zhang Ruoyun looked at Li Ran and said sympathetically, "That kid An Yu is right about one thing, Li Ran, you'd better be careful in the future..."

Inside Li Ran's room that evening.

Zhou Ye sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding an open bag of potato chips in his arms, and looked at Li Ran who had just come out of the shower, and spoke quietly.

"Now you know how painful it is when she hits someone, right?" There was a hint of resentment in her tone.

Li Ran paused in drying her hair, then smiled nonchalantly, avoiding the dangerous topic.

He walked to the TV, picked up the remote, and casually shifted the focus: "Okay, stop thinking about that. 'Yearning' premieres tonight. This is my first official appearance as an artist, aren't you going to support me?"

Zhou Ye snorted softly, but didn't press the matter further. His attention was drawn to the television, where he crunched on potato chips while keeping his eyes glued to the screen.

Li Ran and Guo Qilin were the guests on the second day. The first half of the first episode featured regular guests and Zhou Xun, among others.

When Zhou Ye saw Zhang Jingyi spill chicken tendons on camera, he couldn't help but click his tongue, indignant on her behalf: "This is clearly not her fault! It's clearly visible on camera; it was Teacher Huang who lost his grip!"

Li Ran listened, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He recalled that in the original timeline, Zhou Ye and Zhang Jingyi were later portrayed by the media and fans as "chosen rivals" due to their similar appearances and competition for resources, making their relationship quite delicate.

But for now, nothing has happened yet. To Zhou Ye, Zhang Jingyi is just a somewhat clumsy but reasonably pleasing newcomer on variety shows.

Li Ran couldn't say for sure what would happen in the future.

On TV, Huang Lei chuckled as he cleaned up the spilled chicken feet tendons and put them back into the pot.

Li Ran's eyelids twitched involuntarily as he looked at the scene. Luckily, he arrived the next day and avoided this "reheated" dish.

But then I thought about it again, and the Dai-style barbecue the next day didn't seem to be much better...

"Is Teacher Huang Lei's cooking really as delicious as the legends say?" Zhou Ye asked curiously.

Li Ran's expression became somewhat subtle, and he carefully chose his words: "Well, it's just edible, enough to fill you up."

He couldn't be too direct, but the hints were enough.

Zhou Ye instantly understood and shrugged: "It's a persona, I get it."

The show continued, and finally it was Li Ran and Guo Qilin's turn to appear.

The production team clearly knows how to create highlights, as they included their conversation in the car in the final cut.

Upon hearing Li Ran say, "I saw a familiar name," Zhou Ye immediately turned his head, his eyes gleaming with curiosity: "Is it Teacher He? You recorded Happy Camp before, but what were you surprised about back then?"

Li Ran's heart skipped a beat, and he knew something was wrong.

He was surprised because he saw Zhang Jingyi's name. How was he going to explain this to Coconut? Especially since they happened to be watching the premiere together!

Before he could think of a word, the show had already given him the answer. The camera switched to the entrance of the Mushroom House, where Zhang Jingyi looked at Li Ran with some surprise, and then showed a shy yet familiar smile.

"Oh, it was her."

Zhou Ye's voice was devoid of much emotion, but when he turned to look at Li Ran, his eyes held a scrutinizing gaze and a hint of suspicion. "Zhang Jingyi, your junior from high school? How come I've never heard you mention her before?"

Li Ran remained calm and nodded: "Yeah, she was a year below me in high school. What's the point of bringing that up?"

Zhou Ye frowned slightly, her delicate nose wrinkling slightly, with a hint of spoiled entitledness: "I'm your girlfriend!"

"It's perfectly normal to get to know the opposite sex around you that I don't know! Especially the kind of 'childhood friend' type of junior female student."

"What childhood sweethearts?"

Li Ran chuckled and reached out to ruffle her hair. "We're just ordinary alumni. We haven't kept in touch since graduation. This is the first time we've met since graduation."

Zhou Ye stared at him for two seconds, seemingly trying to find a flaw in his face, but Li Ran remained calm. In the end, she snorted and turned back to watch TV.

But in the following time, her attention was clearly focused on the scenes of Li Ran and Zhang Jingyi together.

Their eyes scanned every detail like a detective's, observing whether there were any interactions or eye contact between them that went beyond those of ordinary alumni.